Kanji

蜜

honey, nectar, molasses

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

虫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ミツ, ビツ

Example sentences

みつ
集めている

Bees are collecting nectar from flowers.

みつばち みつばち
みつばち から 集めている

A honeybee is gathering nectar from a flower.

蜂蜜 はちみつ
朝食 蜂蜜 かけた ヨーグルト 食べた

I ate yogurt with honey for breakfast.

養蜂場 ようほうじょう
新鮮 蜂蜜 買う ため 養蜂場 訪れました

We visited an apiary to buy fresh honey.

蜜月 みつげつ
新婚 二人 蜜月 日々 過ごしている

The newly married couple is spending honeymoon days.

蜜蜂 みつばち
なる 蜜蜂 から 飛び回る

When spring comes, honeybees fly from flower to flower.

黒蜜 くろみつ
わらび餅 たっぷり 黒蜜 かける

Pour plenty of brown sugar syrup on the warabimochi.

葛切り くずきり
暑い 冷たい 葛切り 黒蜜 いただく 格別

Having cold kuzukiri with black honey on a hot summer day is exceptional.

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